Effect of Age and Sex on Haematological Profile of Kadaknath Fowl Reared Under Intensive System

Abstract

The study was designed to investigate the haematological parameters at different age groups of male and female Kadaknath fowl, maintained in the poultry unit of College of Veterinary Science & Animal Husbandry, Anjora, Durg Chhattisgarh, reared under intensive farming system using standard feeding and management practices. For this study the blood samples were taken from 15 male and 15 female birds at 8, 12, 24, 40 and 48 weeks of age. The values for packed cell volume (PCV), erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), total erythrocyte count (TEC), total leucocytes count (TLC), Haemoglobin (Hb), mean corpuscular volume (MCV), mean corpuscular haemoglobin (MCH), mean corpuscular haemoglobin concentration (MCHC) and differential leukocyte count (DLC) were assessed. Effect of age in PCV, TEC, TLC, Lymphocyte, Heterophil, Monocyte, Eosinophil, Hb, MCV, MCH and MCHC were significant (p0.05) age difference was observed in basophil. In general in all the haematological parameters there is an increasing trend with advancement of age. Effect of sex was found significant for eosinophil, lymphocyte, Hb, MCHC, PCV and heterophil. In general, these values are higher in males than in females.